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"Mr President, first allow me to congratulate you on your election. I think it’s interesting that the conclusions of the Council meeting raised the issues of migration and security, because these two issues go hand—in—hand, as has recently been shown by the attacks on our continent. Certain politicians, whom I don’t have to name here in this speech, should hang their heads in shame because of their dangerous and reckless policies which have allowed jihadis to cross our borders freely without checks. Thank goodness that we, the UK, will be leaving.
Yesterday, our Prime Minister, Theresa May, set out her negotiation positions. While I applaud some of it, other parts I find concerning. Firstly, I am worried that the so-called interim arrangements and phased implementation is simply Whitehall speak for a slow—motion Brexit. I am also concerned that there was no mention of immediate immigration controls, which means that, by the time we are fully out of the EU, on current trends, we could have another million people come into our country from the continent. And no one in Britain, bar UKIP, is holding the government to account on these issues, mainly because the British Labour Party is a shambles that has let down working class people for far too long. I am, however, glad that the Prime Minister made it clear that we are leaving the single market. This would allow us – if the government has the willpower – to control our own borders, not pay a membership fee, and not have to comply with EU regulations and directives. So I say to the EU negotiators: now is not the time for empty threats. Britain is not bluffing. Britain will not be bullied. Britain is not some sort of small nation on the periphery of Europe. We are the United Kingdom, the fifth largest economy in the world. We have links all over the globe to the Anglosphere, the Commonwealth, the emerging markets of the Far East. It is clear that Britain is going global as a result of that momentous vote on 23 June 2016. I believe we have a great future ahead of us."@en1
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